Fox News Apologizes for Airing Graphic Implying Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died

Fox News has apologized for airing a graphic that incorrectly
implied Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. The 85-year-old Supreme Court
Justice, who is very much alive, is at home recovering from lung
surgery.

The graphic ran during the morning show “Fox & Friends,”
displaying a photo of Ginsburg with the dates 1933-2019.

“This was a technical error that emanated from the graphics
team,” a Fox News spokesperson confirmed to Variety.

Co-hosts Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt both addressed the
error and apologized later in the segment.

“A technical error in the control room triggered a graphic of
Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a date on it,” Doocy said. “We don’t want
to make it seem anything other than that was a mistake. That was an
accident.”

Earhardt added, “We apologize, big mistake.”

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Ginsburg is NOT DEAD. pic.twitter.com/7gTWggUM6l^[1]

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January
21, 2019^[2]

Ginsburg had surgery in December to remove two malignant growths
in her lungs. The growths were found when she was being treated for
a fall that caused her to fracture three ribs in November.

Earlier this month, Ginsburg missed oral arguments on the court
for the first time in her over 25 years on the bench.

While on the press tour for “On the Basis of Sex,” a film about
the Supreme Court Justice’s early days as a young lawyer, Ginsburg
emphasized she has no plans to step down.

“I will do this job as long as I can do it full steam,” she
said.